During the first half-hour of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, the young man who will eventually become the future 16th president of the United States is constantly confronted with questions about who he is.

The Avengers got the summer off to a sizzling start last month, with the highest-grossing opening weekend of all time. The season promises to continue in an equally hot vein, with some of the biggest franchises offering animations, reboots and reinterpretations; sequels, prequels and originals; and the morbid, retro and straight up bizarre. (Phew. Think I got everything in there.)